Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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